Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

BIOE 322 - FUND OF SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY
Department: Bioengineering
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIOS 201 AND (MATH 211 OR MATH 213)
Description: This course will teach the fundamentals of human physiology from an engineering perspective, with specific focus on the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory and urinary systems. Lectures, assignments and exams will be quantitative and will introduce engineering principles, such as conservation of mass and energy, controls and system analysis, thermodynamics and mass transport, and apply them to the study of physiologic systems. Cross-list: BIOS 332.